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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, is expected to announce his resignation Monday, sources close to the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

O'BRIEN: When you look at some of the statistics, 25 percent of all home buyers, for example, put no money down when they buy a home. Forty-two percent of first-time buyers, zero down payment when they're buying their first home. Do you have concerns that these are homeowners, but they actually have no financial equity in their own home?

JACKSON: No, that's really not true. They might initially buy the home with no equity, but the prices of homes in this country today are doing extremely well. So, investment in homes is an extremely important thing for this country.

And let me say this to you. Most people do not realize that wealth comes from homeownership. That's how we create wealth in this country.

It's important to note that President Bush is the first president ever to stress the importance of homeownership in this country, because he believes that if we can put people in homes, we will see this country thrive.